Macron is the Messiah for French millennials
Emmanuel Macron welcomed the faithful to Paris on Saturday at a rally in the west of the capital. I know…
What progressives can learn from France's straight-talking communists
The latest poll has France’s socialist candidate Anne Hidalgo on 1.5 per cent. This is the party that won the presidential…
Could Le Pen snatch victory from Macron?
When the attacks commence it’s clear that Marine Le Pen’s enemies are unnerved. For months – actually make that five…
Will Macron surrender to the mob?
It has been a torrid few days in France. In the early hours of Saturday morning, a former Argentine rugby…
France is strong where Britain and America are weak
Emmanuel Macron unveiled his campaign manifesto in a carefully orchestrated press conference on Thursday and his pledges to cut taxes…
Could France's 'forgotten' voters hand Le Pen victory?
A short war in Ukraine would not suit Emmanuel Macron. The longer it lasts the longer the president of France…
Why are British soldiers deserting to fight in Ukraine?
When my brother was an infantry officer in the early 1990s the soldiers under his command were hard men. Most…
British fighters in Ukraine are brave but misguided
The first British volunteers have arrived in Ukraine to ‘do their bit’ in thwarting the Russian invasion. According to reports…
Putin’s invasion has collapsed the French right
At the time it probably felt like a good idea for Marine Le Pen’s campaign team. A photo of her…
What's behind the wave of French police suicides?
Since Russia invaded Ukraine last week the western media has focused on little else. In Britain this concentration is understandable:…
Is the New York Times right to say Muslims are fleeing France?
Has the New York Times found a new bête noire? It was for a number of years Britain, damned for…
Why the French right prefer Putin to progressives
Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Moscow last week was reminiscent of a trip made by Charles de Gaulle to the Russian…
Might Macron's future rest with the England rugby team?
After two rounds of the Six Nations, France is the only unbeaten team. Their victory against Ireland in a ferocious…
Shadows of Macron: could Valérie Pécresse become France’s first female president?
Could Valérie Pécresse become France’s first female president?
Can Macron really lecture Putin about democracy?
A penny for the thoughts of Vladimir Putin on Monday as he stared at Emmanuel Macron from the end of…
Covid has shattered France’s commitment to liberty
It is a peculiarity of how France has responded to the Covid pandemic that the unvaccinated, or those who have…
Eric Zemmour isn’t to blame for France’s anti-Semitism crisis
Emmanuel Macron sees anti-Semitism everywhere except where it really lurks. Earlier this month his government accused protesters opposed to the…
Macron's vaccine culture war
When French prime minister Jean Castex and health minister Olivier Véran held a press conference last week, they outlined the timetable…
Cheer up Boris, the French still like you
If, as many are predicting, the wheels are about to come off Boris Johnson’s premiership, few world leaders will be…
The fate of the French Socialists is a warning for Boris Johnson
The defection of Christian Wakeford to Labour has put a spring in the step of the left-wing party. Apparently it…
My life as an outcast under Macron's vaccine passport scheme
When the vaccine pass comes into effect later this week, I will not be able to enter a bar or…
Macron's anti-vaxxer bashing will backfire in France's 'lost territories'
Who are the ten per cent of the French population that Emmanuel Macron wishes to ’emmerder’ or, as we say…
Macron has crossed a line in his war on the unvaccinated
The new year has not started well for Emmanuel Macron. It began badly when some bright spark in the Elysée…
The misery of Macron’s Covid clampdown
My daughter’s Christmas won’t quite be the same this year. She and I are in England but her French mother…
Boris Johnson’s betrayal of conservative values
Two years ago this week I wrote a piece for Coffee House entitled ‘Corbyn may be a goner but his…
